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<section id="payroll-compliance">
<h1><span class="section-number">2. </span>PAYROLL COMPLIANCE<a class="headerlink" href="#payroll-compliance" title="Link to this heading"></a></h1>
<section id="the-canada-revenue-agency">
<h2><span class="section-number">2.1. </span>The Canada Revenue Agency<a class="headerlink" href="#the-canada-revenue-agency" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
<p>The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is a federal government agency that manages the
following business lines for the federal government: Tax Services and Benefit Programs.
The Tax Services business line assists over 25 million individuals, businesses, trusts, and
organizations to meet their obligations under the tax system. Each year, the CRA collects
approximately $324 billion in gross taxes and excise duties on behalf of the federal and
provincial governments - the equivalent of about $1.2 billion every working day. The CRAs
mission is to promote compliance with Canadas tax legislation and regulations through
communication, quality service, and responsible enforcement, thereby contributing to the
economic and social well-being of Canadians.</p>
<p>From this mission comes the CRAs mandate to:</p>
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<li><p>collect revenues and administer tax laws for the federal government and for most provinces and territories</p></li>
<li><p>deliver various social and economic benefit incentive programs to Canadians</p></li>
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<p>The CRA tracks the success of the first part of its mandate by measuring compliance in the following areas:</p>
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<li><p><strong>Filing:</strong> the CRAs goal is to have over 90% of individual and corporate income tax and registered business goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) returns filed on time.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Registration:</strong> the CRA measures its success in this area by ensuring that the majority of all known businesses are registered for various programs including corporate income tax, GST/HST, payroll deductions, and import/export accounts.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Remittance:</strong> the CRAs goal is to have over 90% of individual and corporate tax filers pay their taxes on time.</p></li>
<li><p><strong>Reporting:</strong> the CRA measures reporting compliance through the information it receives on tax documents, for example, the T4 and T4A information slips.</p></li>
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<p>The CRAs program responsibilities that are specifically related to payroll include the administration of:</p>
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<li><p>the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) (shared responsibility with Employment and Social Development Canada and Service Canada)</p></li>
<li><p>Employment Insurance (EI) (shared responsibility with Employment and Social Development Canada and Service Canada)</p></li>
<li><p>Income Tax</p></li>
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<section id="canada-pension-plan-cpp">
<h3><span class="section-number">2.1.1. </span>Canada Pension Plan (CPP)<a class="headerlink" href="#canada-pension-plan-cpp" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.1.2. </span>Employment Insurance (EI)<a class="headerlink" href="#employment-insurance-ei" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.1.3. </span>Income Tax<a class="headerlink" href="#income-tax" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<section id="non-compliance-penalties">
<h2><span class="section-number">2.2. </span>Non-Compliance Penalties<a class="headerlink" href="#non-compliance-penalties" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.3. </span>Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)<a class="headerlink" href="#employment-and-social-development-canada-esdc" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.4. </span>Service Canada<a class="headerlink" href="#service-canada" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.4.1. </span>Social Insurance Number (SIN)<a class="headerlink" href="#social-insurance-number-sin" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.5. </span>Statistics Canada<a class="headerlink" href="#statistics-canada" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.6. </span>Personal Privacy<a class="headerlink" href="#personal-privacy" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.6.1. </span>The Privacy Principles<a class="headerlink" href="#the-privacy-principles" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<h3><span class="section-number">2.6.2. </span>The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)<a class="headerlink" href="#the-personal-information-protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda" title="Link to this heading"></a></h3>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.7. </span>Pension Benefits Standards Act<a class="headerlink" href="#pension-benefits-standards-act" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.8. </span>Canadian Human Rights Act<a class="headerlink" href="#canadian-human-rights-act" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<h2><span class="section-number">2.9. </span>Employment Equity Act<a class="headerlink" href="#employment-equity-act" title="Link to this heading"></a></h2>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-canada-revenue-agency">2.1. The Canada Revenue Agency</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#canada-pension-plan-cpp">2.1.1. Canada Pension Plan (CPP)</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#employment-insurance-ei">2.1.2. Employment Insurance (EI)</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#income-tax">2.1.3. Income Tax</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#non-compliance-penalties">2.2. Non-Compliance Penalties</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#employment-and-social-development-canada-esdc">2.3. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#service-canada">2.4. Service Canada</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#social-insurance-number-sin">2.4.1. Social Insurance Number (SIN)</a></li>
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<li><a class="reference internal" href="#personal-privacy">2.6. Personal Privacy</a><ul>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-privacy-principles">2.6.1. The Privacy Principles</a></li>
<li><a class="reference internal" href="#the-personal-information-protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda">2.6.2. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)</a></li>
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